When Earl Thomas rode off the field at Arizona in September, his broken left leg wrapped in an air cast and his middle finger extended toward the Seattle sideline, it seemed like the final image of the star safety in a Seahawks uniform.
Nothing that has happened since would suggest otherwise -- certainly nothing coach Pete Carroll has said.
"Uh, we'll see what happens," said Carroll at season's end when asked if he would like Thomas back. "I don't know what -- yeah, I'd love it. Earl's a great player.